Pro-Russia mercenaries attacked Ukrainian positions 20 times yesterday. In late hours December 17, they arranged armed provocations in Krasnohorivka and twice in Novhorodske with the use of 82 mm mortars. ATO Press Centre reported this at Facebook.

Militants used small arms, heavy machineguns and grenade launchers to shoot at the Armed Forces’ emplacements near Pisky, Maryinka, Zaitseve, Novhorodske, Luhanske and Kodema. Enemy snipers fired in Novhorodske, Luhanske and Pisky, says the message. A drone launched by militants was spotted above Donetsk at about 10 p.m. December 17.